Dispensing-receptacle.



H. A. TBLLERSON.

DISPENSING REOEPTAGLE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1908.

936, 1 87. Patented Oct. -5, 1909.

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parts as will be hereinafter UNITE HENRY A. TELLERSON, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

DISPENSING-RECEPTACLE.

To all whom it may concern: j

Be it known that I, HENRY A. TELLERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

in dispensing receptacles, and particularly to an oil can, and has for its object the provision of means for facilitating the closing of he discharge spout or opening, and also the manipulation of said closing means.

Another object of the invention is the peculiar construction of valve-means and the means for operating said valve means.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical, sectional view of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the same in I an inverted position. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the detachable guide. Fig. l is an enlarged, fragmentary view of the stem and the set-collar. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5, 5, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the body of the receptacle or can, which is provided with a bottom 2 formed of flexible or springy metal, whereby the bottom can be compressed for actuating the valve-device hereinafter described, and which bottom will readily expand and assume its normal position as shown in Fig.1.

A spout 3 is threaded, at its lower end, into the internally-threaded neck 4 of the body 1, and near the discharge-end 5 of the spout and formed on the inner walls of said spout is an inwardly-extending, annular valve-seat 6; between the valve-seat 6 and the outer end of the spout 3 is positioned the enlarged portion 7 of stem 3; said enlarged portion 7 constitutes a valve-member adapted to be normally seated on seat 6. The stem 8 terminates at its lower end contiguous to the bottom 2, whereby when the i bottom 2 is compressed, stem 8 will be slid longitudinally of the spout 3, for removing valve-portion 7 0E of the valve-seat and open- I ing the spout. The stem 8 is slid upon or Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 25,

This invention relates to nnproven1ents\ I the valve-device or adjust the Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

1908. Serial No. 450,183.

journaled in a primary, detachable guide 9 and an auxiliary guide 10. The guide 9 is provided, preferably, with an enlarged portion 11, Fig. 3, within which enlarged portion 11 is formed an aperture for receiving the stem 8. Contiguous to the ends of the guide 9 are formed apertures 12, through which extends the detachable fastening means, as for instance, screws 13, whereby the guide 9 is detachably secured to the lower end of the spout 3, as the screws 13" are threaded into threaded sockets formed in the lower end of said spout. The auxiliary guide-member 10 is formed of a narrow elongated strip which has its ends rigidly secured to the spout, the central portion of which has an opening formed through it for the passage of the stem 8. Said guide 10 extends transversely across the spout and as it is comparatively narrow, it will not interfere with the flow of the liquid through the spout.

Positioned between the guides 9 and 10, and mounted upon the stem 8, is a collar 13, which is held in an adjusted position upon said stem by, preferably, a set-screw 1 L, whereby the life of spring 15 will be greatly increased, thereby minimizing the cost of keeping the dispensing receptacle or can in an efiicient condition, as it will be obvious that if the spring becomes weak, by adjusting the set-collar 13 upon the stem 8, the tension of the spring can be increased whereby the valve-portion 7 will always be held in a closed position prior to the operator pressing upon the bottom 2. The spring 15 presses, at one end, against the auxiliary guide 10, and at its other end, against the set-collar 13.

It is to be noted that the primary guidemember 9 is of less length than the diameter of the lower end 16 ofthe spout 3, thereby permitting the spout to be quickly removed off of the neck 4: of the body 1, when it is desired to either fill the body with the liquid or to assemble or disassemble the parts of tension of the spring.

In Fig. 2, I have shown the can or dispensing receptacle in an inverted position, and also the parts of the valve in an open position, for permitting the liquid to flow outward or be discharged through the spout 3. The bottom 2 is shown in a compressed position, for actuating stem 8, but as soon as the pressure is removed from bottom 2, the

guide for said rod carried by the inner end 15 of the spout, an intermediate guide carried by and rigid with the spout, an abutment adjustably mounted on the rod between said guides, and a spring coiled about said rod and interposed between the adjustable abut 2o ment and the intermediate guide.

In testimony whereof I, hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY A. TELLERSON. I

bottom will spring back to the position shown by dotted lines 2, and owing to spring 15 pressing upon the set-collar 13, the valve will be quickly seated upon its seat.

'W hat I claim is:

A device of the character described comprising a body having a compressible bottom, a spout detachably secured to said body and having a valve seat adjacent its discharge end, a rod slidably mounted in said 1 spout and having one end in engagement l with the compressible bottom, and its other end provided with a valve controlling the discharge through said spout, a detachable WVitnesses:

F. P. SoHRonDER, H. C. SCHROEDER. 

